Shrimp And Blue Cheese Spread Recipes

10-MINUTE BUFFALO SHRIMP WITH BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine first six ingredients to make blue cheese dip; cover and refrigerate.
• In a shallow bowl, combine flour, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Add shrimp, tossing to coat.
• In a large skillet, heat oil, butter and hot sauce.
• Add shrimp and cook, stirring constantly until lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Sprinkle blue cheese dip with parsley; serve with shrimp.
• Serve with carrot and celery sticks on side if desired.

BUFFALO SHRIMP WITH FETTUCCINE & BLEU CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• First, make the Bleu Cheese Sauce: Combine the onion, oil, garlic and sugar in a medium saucepan.
• Cook, stirring, over medium heat until the onion is tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the blue cheese until nearly melted.
• Now, cook the pasta according to package directions.
• While the pasta cooks, prepare the shrimp.
• Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat.
• Add the shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until nearly pink, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, butter, and hot sauce and cook until the shrimp is just opaque in the center, about1 1/2 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the paprika; set aside.
• Drain the pasta well and put it in a large bowl.
• Stir in the warm blue cheese sauce.
• Gently mix in the chopped chives or parsley.
• Spoon the pasta onto individual plates.
• Top with the shrimp and sauce.
• Garnish as desired.

GARLIC SHRIMP WITH BLUE CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• Cook grits and water according to package directions with 1 teaspoon salt. When grits are tender and thick, remove from heat and stir in black and cayenne pepper and blue cheese.
• Mince garlic. Melt butter in a wide skillet on medium heat. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Add shrimp, increase heat to high and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until shrimp are opaque. Season with salt and pepper. Serve beside or over grits.

BUFFALO SHRIMP WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the butter and the Tabasco sauce in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, and cook until the butter has melted. Stir, and let cool slightly. Then divide the butter mixture between two large mixing bowls.
• Place the shrimp in one bowl and coat them well with the butter mixture. Cover the bowl loosely and let the shrimp marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the blue cheese dipping sauce. Combine all sauce ingredients, except the cheese, in a bowl. Gently fold in the blue cheese, being careful not to break it up too much (or it will turn the sauce an unappetizing gray). Adjust the seasonings to taste. Refrigerate, covered, for as long as overnight.
• To cook the shrimp, heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Using tongs, lift the shrimp from the marinade and cook them, in batches, in the skillet until they are pink and opaque, 2 minutes per side. As they are cooked, transfer the shrimp to the second bowl and toss them well in that batch of butter-Tabasco mixture.
• Again using tongs, transfer the cooked shrimp to a serving bowl. Sprinkle them with coarse salt. Serve immediately, along with the celery, carrots, and scallions, and a bowl of Blue Cheese Sauce for dipping.

BUFFALO GRILLED SHRIMP WITH BLUE CHEESE DIP AND CELERY

Steps:

• Make dip:
• Stir together ingredients, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Make shrimp:
• Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium heat for gas); see Grilling Procedure . Toss shrimp with oil and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Oil grill rack, then grill shrimp, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, until just cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes total. Stir together butter and hot sauce in a large bowl. Add shrimp and toss until coated. Serve shrimp with dip and celery.

SALT-AND-PEPPER SHRIMP WITH BLUE CHEESE AND CELERY

Steps:

• Make dip:
• Purée blue cheese, oil, and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and whisk in cream. Serve dip with celery.
• Make sauce:
• Stir together sauce ingredients.
• Cook shrimp:
• Make a deep lengthwise incision along inner curve of each shrimp with a small knife, cutting all the way through flesh but not shell. Devein.
• Toss with kosher salt and cracked pepper to coat.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook shrimp in batches, without crowding, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side, adding more oil as needed. Transfer to a large bowl as cooked.
• Add sauce to shrimp and toss well to coat.

BACON-WRAPPED BLUE CHEESE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Combine butter, garlic and pepper sauce. Cut a slit in each shrimp along the inside curve; flatten slightly. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper. Press a cheese cube into slit. Wrap a basil leaf and bacon piece around each shrimp; secure with a toothpick., Place shrimp on a greased rack of a broiler pan. Broil 6-8 in. from heat until shrimp turn pink and bacon is crisp, 5-6 minutes on each side, basting occasionally with butter mixture., Arrange shrimp on a serving platter; sprinkle with celery, crumbled blue cheese and basil.